3 definitions by Comtesse du Barry

Vendetta

1. A person who is controversial and/or easily a foe. This person can turn anyone against them, as it is an indisputable aspect of their personality and/or character.

2. A person who says or does controversial things.

3. A grudge.

Pomegranate: Diana, Princess of Wales, was such a vendetta!! Everything she wore was so scandalous! It turned everyone against her!

Chatterbox: Yes, and let's not forget the things she said! My God! Calling the royal family a mafia! She turned all the royal enthusiasts against her!

Pomegranate : Yeah, it seems that the Queen and Charles never got over that. They had a personal vendetta against her.

by Comtesse du Barry August 6, 2018

Rasputin

1. The "starets" who helped bring down the Russian monarchy through his poor advice to Empress Alexandra when the reigns of the government were in her hands.

Rp1: What's up with the new minister that was just appointed?

Rp2: He's no good. The only reason he's there is that he supports Tsar Rasputin.

by Comtesse du Barry August 6, 2018

Yelslek

1. A short-hand for a person of extraordinary talent, giftedness, or other important qualities, used in both casual and/or professional environments to easily convey the fact that the person in question has exceeded the standards and/or requirements put in place in their particular field, (eg, musical abilities, mathematical abilities, general academics, etc.)

Origin: Latin, from yelslekium grandiosium, a flower that boasts an extraordinary aromatically complex smell

Albert Einstein was a true yelslek in his field of physics, pushing the limits of humanity.

by Comtesse du Barry August 6, 2018